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The Art of Public Speaking
- Narrated by: Jason McCoy
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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The Art of Public Speaking
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Publisher's Summary
The best way to become a confident, effective public speaker, according to the authors of this landmark book, is simply to do it. Practice, practice, practice. And while you're at it, assume the positive. Have something to say. Forget the self. Cast out fear. Be absorbed by your subject. And most importantly, expect success. "If you believe you will fail," they write, "there is hope for you. You will."
Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and personality development, gained fame by teaching others how to become successful. His book How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936) has sold more than 10 million copies. He also founded the Dale Carnegie Institute for Effective Speaking and Human Relations, with branches all over the world.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- 2010-04-25
Great Book Bad Narrator
This is a great book but the narration gets in the way. There are so many great ideas and lessons in the book. I read the orginal book and I was blown away as to how many useful suggestions there were.
Although this is the orginal book being read that is exactly what Jason McCoy does; he reads the book. His narration is chopping, strained, and at times incomprehensible. It doesn't appear that he has ever read the book before so he fumbles his way through phrases and sometimes complete paragraphs.
I would suggest this book to anyone, but I would recommend you either by the book or try to find it narrated by someone else. If you do find the latter, please let me know because I want a GOOD audio copy.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Yvonne
- 2010-03-08
BORING
This is the most horrible audio book I have ever bought. The speaker uses big words and complicated expression. He also uses a one tone voice throughout the 4 hours and I can almost die of boredom and understanding the context. What he did is what we were taught never to do at public speaking. YAWN.........
Can I get a refund?? :-(
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Chris
- 2010-03-10
Excellent
I got a lot of good tips out of this book. I recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their speaking - not only in a public setting, but also in a business environment with peers and managers.
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- Donald
- 2016-12-24
Great book bad speaker
Jason speaks too quickly. The content is not delivered smoothly and the speaker can be hard to follow.
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- Faye
- 2016-08-26
Is this a joke? Worst narrator ever
So odd that a book about public speaking and how to articulate correctly has this narrator. I'm not even sure if it's a real person. He sounds like a monotone computer and speaks in choppy sentences pausing In the middle speaking almost like a cave man and not even pronouncing things correctly. I know this is a really good book but this Painful to listen too.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-09-29
Classic book
Well worth your time. Narration had a few mispronounced words but I enjoyed the laughs. Would recommend to anyone in the public speaking game
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-02-01
Difficult to grasp for beginners/non-readers
Great book, and if you don't read often, it will take a few reads.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-09-21
Worst narration ever
The speaker’s tone did not change and he ignored all punctuation. Also spoke to fast.
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- Leslie W. Stewart III
- 2016-01-03
Something to listen to when time allows
Long but very informative. Jason McCoy is a great reader and he added a time frame via his voice to the whole audio.
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- CCMIA
- 2011-04-30
Good content, TERRIBLE narrator
This book has useful content, but is extremely difficult to absorb due to the monotone narrator. It is ironic that the focus of this book is communication, and the narrator is a poor communicator.
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